Ulsan vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ulsan Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2693
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$465
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$2615
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2476
$3246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
78
😀 Quality of life
70
92
🏙️ Population
1.13M
662K

The cost of living in Ulsan is 57% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5096th and 819th ($1059 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in South Korea and Canada, respectively. Check South Korea vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Ulsan compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Ulsan ranked 29th best city to live in South Korea vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 2492nd and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ulsan Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1344
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4890
$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.5
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.87
$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13412
$17240

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$887
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$924
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$992
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$1054
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$880
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$977
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$901
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$1000
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$903
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$979
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$964
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$1002
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$989
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$987
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$1059
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$1012
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$992
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$854
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$900
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$1016
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$977
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$902
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$936
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$2388
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$2093
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$2495
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$2317
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$2280
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$2490
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$2021
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$1969
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$1883
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$1719
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$2466
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$1761
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$2121
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$2047
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$2093
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$2023
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$2542
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$2751
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$2527
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$2692
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$1810
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$2598
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$2604
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$2589
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$2637
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$2642
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$2726
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$2785
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$2973
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$2155
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$2625
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$2718
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$2810
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